Year of Faith: Oct. 11, 2012 - Nov. 24, 2013

Pope Benedict with his Apostolic Letter Porta Fidei, declared that a "Year of Faith" will begin on Oct.11, 2012 and conclude on Nov. 24, 2013. The first day of the Year of Faith is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and the 20th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. During the year Catholics are asked to study the documents of Vatican II and the catechism striving to deepen their knowledge of their faith.